Dear Cora- 1 Year

It is now a couple weeks after your birthday and I have written your 12 month letter a few times but none of those drafts seemed quite appropriate. How do you put into words the last year of your life. How do you even express the love that I have for you sweet girl. You truly are  the greatest gift I have been given outside of the gift of the cross 

You are so smart sweet girl. You babble a mile a minute and can say a handful of words like mama, dada, baba, papa, and hi. You love to say hi to everyone and everything. 

You  are now walking everywhere and love to get into anything and everything. I laugh sometimes because all of a sudden this little mink is toddling around the corner. Unpacking a suitcase, drawer or any type of bag is your favorite pastime. I will say you are very fast and very good at it. I just need to teach you the other spectrum of unpacking. 

You are an incredible sleeper and you go to bed around 7:30-8:00pm and sleep till around 8:00am in the morning. We are so very lucky and blessed you love your bed so much. 

I stopped nursing a couple days before your birthday. I was so worried about the weaning process and in he midst of a crazy season in our life God totally worked it out and took all my anxiety and made the transition so smooth. The last couple times of nursing were so bittersweet but I tried to enjoy your closeness. I miss that somedays:). 

So sweet girl as you are now a year old my prayer for you is that you grow to love Jesus with all your heart and love others with that same intensity. 

Love you to the moon and back,

Mama

12 month Stats:

20.1oz 19.inches long

(50% for height and weight)